Scientists have mapped microbe populations in human guts, deep-sea ecosystems and even clouds. Yet the microbial communities ...

The state's new congressional map uses Troost Avenue as a dividing line, and groups majority Black neighborhoods in east ...

A Supreme Court battle over majority-Black congressional districts in Louisiana could make it harder for racial minorities to ...

More casual options include wood-fired pizza, artisanal ice cream (because beach towns and ice cream are eternally linked in the vacation psyche), and coffee shops where baristas take their craft ...

Both sides are hammering the others in an attempt to shift blame for the shutdown. How truthful are those arguments?

Washington state Department of Transportation is advising travelers to leave early or take alternate routes if possible.

Two brothers in West Florida are being lauded as heroes thousands of miles away from their home for tipping off FBI officials ...

The visit comes as the White House has noticed some Republican lawmakers appear to be reticent to redraw maps they approved - ...

Lawmakers and observers are saying the Hoosier state's cautious approach is quintessential Indiana - and that Republicans are ...

Even as the presidential election dominates the country's attention, Democrats have spent record-breaking sums this year on winning seats in state legislatures, 10 years after a Republican wave gave ...

County planners were told Thursday the "explosive, uncontrolled growth" seen in Washington County over the last 20 years ...

Washington County Commissioner James Booth formally announced his resignation from the board of commissioners during the ...